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PLAIN FRUIT CAKE
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PLAIN FRUIT CAKE

16 ingredients 7 steps gutenberg
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

970
Calories
29g
Protein
33g
Fat
140g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Cloves 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Allspice 1 tsp ground (1.9g) 5
Mace not in our table 0
Cake not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cupful of butter
  • 2 cupfuls of granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoonful of allspice
  • 1/2 teaspoonful of grated nutmeg
  • 1/3 teaspoonful of ground cloves
  • 1/4 teaspoonful of ground mace
  • 1 cupful of milk
  • 3/4 teaspoonful of soda dissolved
  • 3 cupfuls of sifted flour
  • 1 teaspoonful of cream of tartar mixed
  • 1 cupful of sliced citron
  • 2 cupfuls of raisins
  • 3 eggs
  • one before the next is added
  • one large
  • one cake

Directions

1

1 {3/4 cupful of butter. } {2 cupfuls of granulated sugar. } Cream these together well.

2

2 {3 eggs.

3

{1 teaspoonful of allspice. 3 {1/2 teaspoonful of grated nutmeg. {1/3 teaspoonful of ground cloves. {1/4 teaspoonful of ground mace.

4

4 {1 cupful of milk with 3/4 teaspoonful of soda dissolved in it.

5

5 {3 cupfuls of sifted flour with 1 teaspoonful of cream of tartar mixed in it.

6

6 {1 cupful of sliced citron. {2 cupfuls of raisins.

7

Mix the materials in the order given, beating well each one before the next is added; add part of the flour and the milk at the same time, then the rest of the flour. Flour the fruit and add it last. More fruit can be used if desired. This will make one large or a dozen small cakes. Bake in a moderate oven about one hour if in one cake.

By Mary Ronald · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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